Removing A Door Off Its Hinges

Don t worry removing a door from its hinges is an easy task that can be done in under a minute.

Removing a door off its hinges. You want to replace your door. There are several reasons you might need to remove a door from its hinges. Spring loaded hinges are always spread out like a butterfly and mounted flat on the outer frame. Tap the base of the hinge pin gently using a hammer and pop the pin up using a screwdriver.

Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver. Put the flat end of the nail against the pin and tap it up with the hammer. Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door. Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3.

So the only way to get a door open when you re on the outside and it s locked from the inside is to remove the door from its hinges. Continue to tap it up gradually increasing the force until the pin is finally lodged upwards. Once the hinge pin is loose you can safely lift the door off its hinges. Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate all the moving parts of the hinge.

If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges. Close the door to take some weight off the hinge. Best of all it only requires a hammer and a small screwdriver. The lock is broken and you can t open the door.

Force the pin up from the door hinge. Taking a hammer and your nail punch gently ram the pin upwards.